MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD MRTN
We have strategically transitioned from a refrigerated long-haul carrier to a multifaceted business offering a network of time and temperature-sensitive and dry truck-based transportation and distribution capabilities across our current five distinct business platforms – Temperature-Sensitive and Dry Truckload, Dedicated, Brokerage and MRTN de Mexico. Our Intermodal operations were sold effective September 30, 2025. We are one of the leading temperature-sensitive truckload carriers in the United States, specializing in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. In 2025, we generated $883.7 million in operating revenue. Approximately 59% of our Truckload and Dedicated revenue in 2025 resulted from hauling temperature-sensitive products and 41% from hauling dry freight. We operate throughout the United States and in parts of Mexico and Canada, with our revenue primarily generated from within the United States. We provide regional truckload carrier services in the Southeast, West Coast, Midwest, South Central and Northeast regions. Our primary medium-to-long-haul traffic lanes are between the Midwest and the West Coast, Southwest, Southeast, and the East Coast, as well as from California to the Pacific Northwest. In 2025, our average length of haul was 405 miles.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $883.7M | $963.7M | $1.13B | $1.26B | $973.6M | $874.4M | $843.3M | $787.6M | $698.1M | $671.1M |
| Total operating expenses | $860.7M | $930.5M | $1.04B | $1.12B | $862.0M | $781.1M | $766.8M | $717.2M | $641.3M | $612.8M |
| Operating income | $22.9M | $33.2M | $90.1M | $143.3M | $111.7M | $93.2M | $76.5M | $70.3M | $56.9M | $58.3M |
| Pre-tax income | $24.4M | $36.3M | $93.9M | $144.2M | $111.7M | $93.4M | $77.7M | $71.0M | $56.5M | $57.1M |
| Income tax | $6.9M | $9.4M | $23.5M | $33.8M | $26.3M | $23.9M | $16.6M | $16.0M | $33.8M | $23.6M |
| Net income | $17.4M | $26.9M | $70.4M | $110.4M | $85.4M | $69.5M | $61.1M | $55.0M | $90.3M | $33.5M |
| EPS, basic | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.87 | 1.35 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 1.66 | 0.62 |
| EPS, diluted | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.86 | 1.35 | 1.02 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 1.65 | 0.61 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $81.5M | $81.5M | $81.4M | $82.0M | $83.4M | $83.2M | $82.7M | $82.7M | $54.9M | $54.5M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $43.3M | $17.3M | $53.2M | $80.6M | $57.0M | $66.1M | $31.5M | $56.8M | $15.8M | $488.0K |
| Receivables | $85.8M | $90.0M | $105.5M | $120.7M | $99.0M | $83.4M | $90.7M | $83.0M | $74.9M | $69.2M |
| Total current assets | $171.7M | $138.5M | $196.6M | $235.8M | $186.9M | $175.7M | $154.2M | $163.5M | $116.6M | $93.4M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $776.5M | $828.6M | $792.2M | $728.2M | $682.3M | $654.2M | $640.4M | $588.2M | $571.9M | $557.8M |
| Total assets | $949.8M | $968.8M | $990.3M | $965.7M | $870.7M | $831.6M | $796.6M | $753.9M | $690.4M | $653.7M |
| Accounts payable | $28.8M | $25.8M | $36.5M | $37.3M | $20.1M | $25.7M | $22.9M | $15.7M | $16.5M | $14.4M |
| Total current liabilities | $92.2M | $93.5M | $110.2M | $124.3M | $93.6M | $89.8M | $76.3M | $72.0M | $64.3M | $60.7M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7.9M |
| Total liabilities | $182.1M | $200.8M | $233.0M | $261.8M | $219.0M | $211.3M | $199.0M | $177.9M | $164.9M | $216.4M |
| Retained earnings | $712.0M | $714.2M | $706.8M | $655.9M | $565.1M | $534.4M | $517.3M | $498.6M | $448.5M | $362.6M |
| Total equity | $767.6M | $767.9M | $757.4M | $703.9M | $651.7M | $620.3M | $597.6M | $576.0M | $525.5M | $437.3M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $93.5M | $134.8M | $164.4M | $219.5M | $171.2M | $189.6M | $156.5M | $154.2M | $121.9M | $133.8M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $105.4M | $111.7M | $116.7M | $111.0M | $102.6M | $102.9M | $95.1M | $88.6M | $85.1M | $82.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.3M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Investing cash flow | -$42.9M | -$152.1M | -$172.5M | -$135.0M | -$123.7M | -$106.3M | -$140.5M | -$104.9M | -$95.3M | -$97.3M |
| Financing cash flow | -$19.6M | -$18.6M | -$19.2M | -$60.9M | -$56.6M | -$48.6M | -$41.3M | -$8.4M | -$11.3M | -$36.5M |
| Dividends paid | $19.6M | $19.5M | $19.5M | $19.6M | $54.7M | $52.4M | $42.1M | $5.5M | $4.4M | $3.3M |
| Buybacks | — | $0 | $0 | $41.8M | $0 | $597.0K | $0 | $3.8M | $0 | $7.5M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001437749-26-005971.
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